Lancashire may have struggled to find a settled opening partnership in any
form of cricket this summer, but the regular changes have not hindered their
progress. Their latest pairing, their third in seven T20 matches, provided
the impetus to complete a comfortable 25 runs victory over Durham Dynamos to
claim top spot in the north group.

Forced into their latest switch by Tom Smith’s withdrawal through injury, Karl
Brown responded to his promotion to the top of the order by hitting 62 off
42 balls and helped Lancashire reach 170 for five, their highest T20 score
of the summer. He